{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Daily Psalms - Classical Psalms Every Day","title":"Psalm Chapter 67","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f4f4ddbf\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":65,"description":"Psalm 67: The Blessing That Cannot Be KeptThis is one of the shortest psalms and one of the most astonishing in its reach. It begins with what sounds like a private prayer — \"God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us\" — the ancient Aaronic blessing, warm and familiar. But then comes the reason, and it changes everything: \"That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.\" The blessing is not an end in itself. It is a lamp, and a lamp is not lit to admire the flame but to illuminate the room. Israel is blessed so that the nations might see, and seeing, sing. The refrain — \"Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee\" — beats at the center of the psalm like a heart. And when the praise is finally universal, the earth itself responds: \"Then shall the earth yield her increase.\" As if the soil had been waiting, all along, for the world to get the music right.00:00 Cause His Face to Shine Upon Us01:00 All the Ends of the Earth","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/C2WseAXS5mwLSdrov_M_2jK4yq73Ie3qsXM5YHymD9c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYTI4/MzVhZWJjYTI1MDMy/ODg4MTI5NzlhMDg5/NmY2ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}